I didn't mention that all of the Métis settlements have schools ranging from K to 6, all the way up to one settlement that has K to 12, and that's the one that's far up north by High Level.
We all have settlement offices. We all have local councils and chairpersons. We have a Metis Settlements census that takes place every three years. When I throw numbers out, they are very reliable, because our census is not a population sample census; we strive to knock on literally every single door. We have the infrastructure, the human resources and the programming in place. We are empowered by a lot of homework and research that we have done, and it would be a matter of resourcing and then leaving the program development to the communities themselves.
One of the things that I like to mention as well is that the Metis Settlements General Council also endorsed UNDRIP, not only to say that we want to be treated with an UNDRIP hand, but that we too, as a collective government, will practice proper consultation and grassroots-driven programming.
I think the Metis Settlements General Council would appreciate a return to the drawing board and some inclusion of the general council and the Métis settlements in the legislation, with more of an emphasis on oral learning and land-based learning.
I think I would leave it at that for now.